New York Central Railroad crossing. Image courtesy of Modjeski & Masters Archive. (Official engineering photograph dated Dec. 28, 1925)
Mid-Hudson Bridge Historian Seeks the Story Only You Know
Help Document A More Complete Story of the Building of the Mid-Hudson Bridge
Author Kathryn Burke is an accomplished historian. She has researched and penned two books on the history of the Hudson River bridges. She was the director of Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley, and a long-time educator. She now works to document new stories, especially about the people who worked on the Mid-Hudson Bridge, and [Read More…]
The Austin J40 and Other Tales of Pedal Cars
It all began in 1974. My father had “rescued” a pedal car from the Esopus dump and it sat in front of his garage, a small rusting presence, where I spied it. “What are you going to do with it?” I inquired. “Why? You want it?” he replied. It was in my Saab trunk before [Read More…]
Early Education
There was a new sheriff in town. A very new sheriff. When the image (above) arrived in the mail from an ebay seller, I was taken aback by how young Deputy Sheriff Hans Hanson looked. Indeed. Because he was. The Gardiner Industrial Colony In researching Gardiner’s Industrial Colony noted in the photo’s caption, a New [Read More…]
Barnabas Benton, MD, Braecroft, and Mary Tice
In March of 2025, I was introduced to Dr. Barnabas Benton because members of my family bought his house. Well, not exactly buy his house, but the house he built in 1795. Given that he was born in 1760, I did not exactly meet him either […] This story is presented here as a downloadable [Read More…]
Putting Down Roots: An Interview with Tom Lindtveit
In February of 2024, I dropped a note to Woodsman Forest Products in West Hurley, NY, seeking a donation for the John Burroughs’ Woodchuck Lodge annual April Auction. The note was one of perhaps seventy-five I sent to businesses I hoped would want to help preserve the lodge. Woodsman Forest Products’ owner was among the [Read More…]
